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Poco a Poco (Little by Little)

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Wading Back Into It

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Getting the Good News

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The Road Away From Chardonnay

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Pre-surgery intel and other stories

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Hip, Hip, Hooray

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I Have Seen My Future and I Didn't Predict This Stuff

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It's All in the Hip

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Don't Skip Leg Day and Other Stories

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Things going awry all at once

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The Flu as a Parting Gift

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Two, count 'em, two, adventures

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I Have Become Fran

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Rekindling the Love

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"We Don't Have to Feel Alone as Runners."

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Returning to Big Boy Races

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I Guess I Should Train, Eh?

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Season 7, People!

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It's about time.

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Lots of DRAMA

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Giving Back

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The Dark

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I'm Still Here

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Life Goes On

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Extraordinary People: Tia Banks

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Back to Square One, part ????

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Found objects and other stories

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Three Events, Two Cancelations and One Great Experience

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Snowdrop Relay Experience

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Spilling the Tea and Other Stories

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Reminiscing, Recommitting and Resilience

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Some Inconvenient Truths

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Some Political and Personal Stuff, But Some News!

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Reflecting on my Past and Looking Ahead

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Deepak Shukla: 100 Miles Isn't Enough

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Master's Edition: Mironda Meyer: Normalizing Menopause

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Re-pod for a cause

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Discovering Romance Doing What You Love

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Perspective Pays.

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Recommitting, Part ?

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Master's Edition: Courtney Lumpkin Classen

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Using an Ultra Mindset and Other Stories

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Still at It.

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Annnnnd, I'm Back!

45

A Brief Hiatus and Big Plans

46

The Boston Marathon, Inside-Out with Coach Basilio Mendoza and Orlando "Hundo" Montalvo

47

Master's Edition: Robert Gonzales. No Quitting, Always Aspiring.

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Getting Committed

49

Remix: Trail Foes and Friends

50

Master's Edition: Lisa Tuckwood

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Basics for Beginners

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Satan's Driveway in Plain Sight

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Extraordinary People: Olga Laque and Rustie Johnson

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Extraordinary People: Steve Carter

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Extraordinary People: Kate Motsko

56

Master's Edition: Timothy Sneed. Overcoming the RUSH

57

Extraordinary People: Meg Eckert

58

Resolving, Rowing, Running

59

2023 roundup

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The Buddy Chat: Angela Coppi Wojcik

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Master's Edition: Robbie De La Rosa. Runs for the Love of the Sport

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In Many Directions, But All Point Forward

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The Race of Surprises

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This one time at Band Camp

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Aid Stationing, a Race, and Awards!

66

Special Guest: Christine Foster

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Special Master's Edition: Brad and Pamela Toelle. Jiking the Javelina Jundred (K)

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Volunteer Fun and...Body Image Issues

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Forging Ahead, Slowly, Very Slowly

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The Cedar Choppers and Why I Am Not Cut Out for Trail-Building

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The Mental Sherpa and Other Stories

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The Top 10 Trails in Texas -- Donna's Version

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Special Master's Edition: Julie Haynes

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Master's Edition: Liz Casa Perez

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The DNS That Shouldn't Have Happened

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On the Comeback -- I Hope!

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A Masochist's Paradise

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The Tortoise Goes West

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Happy Season Five! (And more personal stuff)

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Extraordinary People: Sara Dudzikowski - The Comeback Kid

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Paz n' Hundo: The Great Reset

82

The Buddy Chat! A new wrinkle (or scale?) in this podcast where I talk to some of my buddies.

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Master's Edition: Karen and Manny Olivo -- the ultrarunning power couple

84

Extraordinary People: Ann Ludewig and Vicki Allen -- Always Learning

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Master's Edition: Gordon Montgomery, the Intellect With Two Replaced Hips

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Master's Edition - Bill Luttrell Won't Stop

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Extraordinary People: Cyrus Walker

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Master's Edition: Mark Benefiel

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Extraordinary People: James Boler

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Extraordinary People: Amanda Eaton

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Master's Edition -- Kenny Gardner: Change is Good

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Extraordinary People: Aurora Kerr

93

Master's Edition: Howard Avery

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Being Grateful

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Extraordinary People: Liza Howard

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Extraordinary People: Vincent Antunez

97

Bob, the Cone, and Rediscovering Some Joy in Running

98

A Birthday, New Friends and a Deep Revelation

99

Mixing it Up...Plus, What Do YOU Want?

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Extraordinary People: P.J. Izaguirre